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GICON supports charity run for refugees in Dresden and a soccer tournament with children of Rollimaus e.V.

Sporting week for a good cause

Opening game accompanied by sunny autumn weather

Several colleagues and family members traveled to the field to show their Support

Award ceremony for the top team and the top goal scorers

The GICON team after the 5km charity run

The participants pass by GICON headquarters

Last week delivered two sporting and charitable highlights for GICON employees. First, soccer skills were in demand at this year's annual tournament with Rollimaus e.V. on October 1. Only three days later, six colleagues participated in a charity run entitled “Run and Roll” in support of refugees in Dresden.GICON also supported the race as a sponsor.

Soccer tournament with chronically ill children a success for all

Under beautiful autumn skies, the joint soccer tournament between GICON and the children of Rollimaus, the registered association for the support of physically disabled and chronically ill children and young adults, took place. The event is part of the longstanding social commitment of the GICON Group to the association in the north of Dresden.

It was played with four mixed teams and with strong support from relatives and colleagues on the sidelines. Even before kick-off, the kids romped around the field with a glow in their eyes. Some of them had trained with passion for weeks for the day, as the caregivers reported.

After hard-fought duels and the awards ceremony, all participants met to strengthen ties during a BBQ. The topic of conversation – in addition to the tournament itself – was the construction of a swing for wheelchair users, towards which GICON employees and clients had recently collected over EUR 1,000 via the Dresden Entencup.

Charity run for outpatient medical services for refugees brings in EUR 40,000

After a short breather, it was time to set an example for solidarity and tolerant coexistence and a cosmopolitan Saxony. On 4 October, six GICON employees completed along with over 3,000 other participants in the five-kilometer charity run entitled “Run and Roll” around Dresden’s Great Garden (Großer Garten). In total, over 40,000 euros were donated for a specialized medical clinic for refugees. As an internationally-oriented company, GICON not only participated in the event but contributed as sponsor.

Given the current high number of refugees in Dresden and the oftentimes difficult state of medical care for those in need, the Dresden University Hospital and the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics brought the charity run to life.